Open Source Software adoption: Motivations of adopters and amotivations of non-adopters

Data Base for Advances in Information Systems

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 76-94

  Li, Yan ^a   Tan, Chuan Hoo ^b   Xu, Heng ^c   Teo, Hock Hai ^d  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Open Source Software; Self determination theory; Technology adoption

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION INTENTION; CONCEPTUAL MODEL; EXTRINSIC MOTIVATION; INTRINSIC MOTIVATION; MAJOR FACTORS; OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE; SELF-DETERMINATION THEORIES; SYSTEM ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

MOTIVATION;

EID: 84862270515     PISSN: 00950033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/1989098.1989103     Document Type: Article

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